Railroad-tie.



PATENTED OUT 22. 1907.

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WILLIAM REED KAUFMAN, OF MOKEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Application filed June 8,1906. Serial No. 320,825.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM REED KAUFMAN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at McKees Rocks, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a. specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmetallic ties and rail fasteners, and the invention has for itsprincipal object to provide a strong and durable tie for rails andpositive and reliable means for securing the rails upon said tie.

Another object ol' this invention is to provide a tie that can besustained to an advantage upon ballast and easily tamped in position.

A further object of this invention is to provide a tie having a doublerailbearing surface at each end thereof.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction combination and arrangement of parts to be presentlydescribed, llustrated and claimed.

Referring to the drawing forming part of this specification, Figure l isa side elevation of my improved tic, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, Fig.3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the tie taken on the line x-zt ofFig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a part of the tie.

To put my invention into practice, I construct my improved tie of lightand durable metal, which is pressed and stamped to form twochannel-shaped flanged curved members 1 having an integral trans verseweb 2 intermediate their ends. The innermost flanges 3 of the members 1are cut away, as at i, and gradually taper towards the web 2, which isprovided with vertical flanges 5 and with a central drain opening (5.

The members 1 adjacent to their ends are formed with alining seats 7;the flanges forming the bases of said seats being provided withapertures 8, the object of which will herciind'ter appear. In the seats7 at each end of the tie is mounted a rail-plate 9 having side flanges10 adapted to embrace the base flanges ll of rails 12, mounted upon saidplates. The rail-plates 9 are provided with vertically disposed openings10 adapted to register with the apertures 8 of the seats 7, theseopenings accommodating bolts 14 employed for retaining the rails 12 uponmy improved tie. The bolts 1 1 are formed with angular heads 15 adaptedto overlie the base flanges 11 of the rails 12, said bolts beingretained in the tie by nuts 16 mounted upon the threaded ends of thebolts beneath the seats 7.

The channel-shaped members 1 of the tie are embedded in the ballast of aroad bed, the flanges of said members resting upon the ballast andsupporting the tie therein. The ballast of a road lies between themembers 1 and assists in supporting the rail-plates 9 arranged betweenthe ends of the members 1. The flanges 5 of the web 2 prevent ballastfrom entering the channel-shaped members 1, and the central opening 6 ofsaid web is adapted to drain the members of any water that mightaccumulate in the members.

In connection with the tie, plates of wood 17 or a similar material, canbe used in the seats 7, to cushion the rails 12.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that I have devised a strong anddurable tie having a double rail bearing surface at each end thereof,which will prevent rails mounted thereon from being displaced, and thecurvatureof the members 1 of the tie, together with the flanges 5thereof, will prevent the tie from sliding or moving in the ballast ofthe road bod.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A metallic tie consisting of two curved channelshaped members, aflanged web joining said members intermediate their ends, said webhaving an opening formed therein, said members having alining seatsadjacent to their ends, flanged plates supported within said seats andadapted to support rails, and means engaging said seats to hold saidplates and said rails upon said tie, substantially as described.

2. A metallic tie consisting of two curved channelshaped members, aflanged web connecting said members, said members having seats adjacentto their ends, rail plates mounted in said seats and adapted to supportrails, and means engaging in said seats to lock said plates and saidrails upon said tie, substantially as described.

A metallic tie comprising two integral channelshaped members havingseats adjacent to their ends, rail plates mounted in said seats andadapted to support rails, and means to secure said plates andsaid railsto said tie, substantially as described.

1. A metallic tie comprising a bar slotted at its ends to formsubstantially two integral channel-like bars, flanges at the inner endsof the slots, said bars having seats in the upper face thereof, andrail-plates in said seats, having side-flanges, substantially asdescribed.

5. A metallic railway tie having duplex rail supports at each end andintegrally connected at the center.

In testimony whereof I afl'ix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

\VILLIAM REED KAUFMAN.

Witnesses .INo. McDoNouGI-r, DAVID S. June.

